Social Studies (2015)

1.0 Civics

The candidate has knowledge of our American democracy including: its foundations, principles, perennial issues/tensions, development, and ways for citizens to participate in civic and democratic processes at the local, state, tribal, national, and international levels.

1.A Understand key ideals, principles, and perennial issues/tensions inherent in the Declaration of Independence and the Washington State and United States constitutions.

1.B Understand the organization and function of governments, and deliberate about the democratic purposes and laws of political systems.

1.C Understand the interdependence of the global community including the complexity of international relationships and policy making.

1.D Understand the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship and civic involvement at the local, state, tribal, national, and international levels.

2.0 Economics

The candidate understands the concepts and tools necessary for an economic way of thinking, the interaction of buyers and sellers in markets, the workings of national economies, and interactions within the global marketplace.

2.A Understand that people have to make choices among wants and needs and evaluate the outcomes of those choices, as embodied in concepts and factors such as scarcity, decision-making, opportunity cost, resources, values, and beliefs.

2.B Understand the functions of different economic systems: what goods & services are produced; how they are produced; for whom they are produced; and how they are allocated.

2.C Understand governments’ role in an economy—budgeting, monetary/fiscal policy, and regulation—and its consequences.

2.D Understand the perennial economic issues and problems that all societies face.

3.0 Geography

The candidate applies and demonstrates knowledge of geography and how geographic features and human cultures interact.

3.A Understand how to create and use geographical representations (e.g., maps, charts, diagrams, models) and use geospatial technology to answer geographic questions

3.B Understand the interactions between humans and environments including place, region, culture, and governance.

3.D Understand the geographic context of issues and events and their global connectivity.

4.0 History

The candidate understands historical thinking as a process of chronological reasoning which includes knowing and examining issues of causality, connections, significance, and context with the goal of developing credible explanations of historical events and developments (including local, state, tribal, national, regional, world) based on reasoned interpretation of evidence.

4.A Understand historical chronology, with the ability to:

4.A.1 Describe and explain key themes in the early history of the United States such as indigenous cultures, revolution, government, slavery, expansion, removal, and conflict.

4.A.2 Describe and explain key themes in the 20th century of the United States such as the emergence of America as a world power, the struggle between the liberty associated with capitalism and equality associated with democracy, and tensions between different economic and political systems.

4.A.3 Describe and explain developments in world history from 8000 BCE through 1450 C.E. including the rise and fall of civilizations and/or societies in two or more world regions.

4.A.3.A. Describe and explain key themes such as emergence of agriculture, development of world religions, empires, and trade.

4.A.4 Describe and explain unifying threads in world history from 1450 to the present such as colonization, global commerce, and challenges to democracy and human rights.

4.A.5 Describe and explain key themes and developments in Washington State history such as indigenous cultures; tribal sovereignty; regional settlement; labor movements; and economic and entrepreneurial trends.